NovelEnglishJared shot to his feet. He strode towards them rapidly and asked in disbelief, “Ain’t that the truth? Tomboy went AWOL three years ago, and then you ghosted us too. Kasie and I were left alone here. We wondered if you ran off with Tomboy.”
Right on cue, Kasie chimed in, “Inside voice, dude. What the hell… Oh my God! Kristina?”
Kasie had a similar reaction to Jared. Finally, the five old friends were reunited. It felt like a lifethad passed since they were all together Last. The girls kept hugging each other, and being happy that they finally saw each other face to face. They didn’t sit down at the table until the two men persuaded them to. Not only that, they didn’t care how Loud they were being, either.
During dinner, Kasie discreetly shifted her glance between Dixon and
Kristina. She didn’t want to re-open old wounds, but she had to know.
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She whispered, “You’re married now, right? When did that happen? What does your husband do? And more importantly, why weren’t we at your wedding? I sent you chat requests on WeChat, but you didn’t answer back. I was hoping you’d cto mine.”
Kristina looked at the beer in her glass.
“I’m sorry. I dumped that account a long tago. My husband got transferred to Singapore. He just got back this year. He’s thirteen years older than me.”
‘Thirteen years older…” the other friends all exclaimed in their mind.
Kristina didn’t want to hide anything from her old friends. She continued to fill them in on what happened since they last saw each other.
“My mom wanted us to marry right after my graduation. I said no, but my dad needed money. Surgery is expensive…” She paused, recalling everything back then. Then she went on in a calm tone, “Of course, my mom wantedto marry him because he’s rich. My parents wouldn’t stop hounding me, so eventually we tied the knot. But he’s a really good guy. He treatsLike a queen, so we’re just like any other married couple.” There was a hint of self-mockery and helplessness in her tone.
Maybe she was mocking herself, marrying a man 13 years her senior, and marrying for money.
When everyone quieted down, Kristina raised her head to look at Dixon, sitting opposite her.
“I’m sorry I hurt you. But I’m living the dream.
I married a rich man…
The other three held their breath. This was the first tthey heard them talk about why they broke up. And Kristina said it in such a calm tone. So the real reason was money. Dixon was too poor for Kristina.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Kristina, I think you screwed up…” Debbie couldn’t help but blurt it out.
Dixon smiled. He shook his head and said, “Tomboy, don’t blher. I was poor back then. I didn’t know where my next meal was coming from.”
Of course they knew how poor Dixon used to be. He was born in a poor village out in the boonies. His parents had relied on loans from the villagers so he could go to college.
Although Dixon was poor, he was proud. He never let Jared or Kasie float him cash, no matter how much they insisted. He was friends with them because he Liked them, not because of what they could buy.
Dixon continued, “Kristina wasn’t wrong. At least she didn’t Lie to me.
It wasn’t a bad breakup.” In fact, this only motivated him to study harder. He didn’t Like being poor, and so he vowed to create a brighter future for himself.
Carlos had given him an advance of six months’ wages after he cto work in Hilton Group. That way, he could support his family and pay back the loan ASAP.
The CEO played his cards well. He knew what his employees needed and when they needed it. He was generous, so these talented employees would be loyal to his company forever.
Yes, Dixon did feel grateful to Carlos, like all employees of Hilton
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